With Their Permission: Skeptics, Resisters, and Supporters

No major change in thought or action occurs without mistakes, casualties and growth. This article is designed to examine the implementation of integrated curriculum design from a more critical perspective. While the integrated curriculum innovators were confident about the design and their process,...

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Published in:Schole : a journal of leisure studies and recreation education 2013, Vol.28 (1), p.113-121
Main Authors: Powell, Gwynn M., James, Joy, Johnson, Corey W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College Faculty
Curriculum Design
Curriculum development
Degree Requirements
Department Heads
Educational Innovation
Evaluation Methods
Georgia
Higher Education
Integrated Curriculum
Interdisciplinary Approach
Program Development
Program Implementation
South Carolina
Standardized Tests
Student Development
Teacher Attitudes
Teacher Role
Utah
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Summary:No major change in thought or action occurs without mistakes, casualties and growth. This article is designed to examine the implementation of integrated curriculum design from a more critical perspective. While the integrated curriculum innovators were confident about the design and their process, not all of their colleagues were interested in the change or agreed it was effective. Thus, the goal of this article is to give voice to the concerns of those who are not directly engaged in the implementation, in an effort to reveal some of the more personal ramifications of the process, highlight the evolution of thinking as the process matured and to offer advice
ISSN:1937-156X
2162-4097
1041-7052
DOI:10.1080/1937156X.2013.11949701